KEMS541 Advanced Course in Organic Chemistry (6 cr)
Description
Content
Nucleophiles and electrophiles, carbonyl chemistry (revision), conformational analysis, nucleophilic and electrophilic reactivity in saturated and unsaturated systems, prediction of selectivity, enolate chemistry and conjugate additions, radical chemistry, pericyclic reactions, transition metal-catalyzed reactions in e.g. coupling reactions.
Completion methods
There are five problem sets (i.e. "Home exercises", 50% of credit) and two literature essays, each 25% of the total credit. The essay topics will also be discussed in two literature seminars.
Alternatively, the course credits can also be obtained via a final exam, but this option is only recommended if the primary method (essays + problem sets) is not possible.
Assessment details
Problem sets, e-problems and the exam will be graded and the grade will be based on the total score acquired. Alternatively, the grade can be based on an exam alone.
The problems and the exam will evaluate the students' ability to understand functional group reactivity, structural effects on reactivity and conformational analysis, mechanistic thinking, and reaction mechanisms.
A passing grade (1/5) requires 50% of the overall score. Higher grades require higher scores; a linear grading will be used, with a grade 5/5 requiring 85% of the overall score.
Learning outcomes
Additional information
Autumn course, periods 1 and 2.
Description of prerequisites
Study materials
Literature
- Clayden, Greeves, Wothers: Organic Chemistry (2nd ed.), Oxford Univ Press 2012.; ISBN: 9780199270293